Trump dedicates six sentences to his vice
J.D. Vance is the new man by Donald Trump's side in the US election campaign. At the grand finale of the Nomination Convention in Milwaukee, the 78-year-old used little time to mention his possible Vice. Instead, Trump focused on migrants.
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump barely acknowledged his Vice-Presidential candidate J.D. Vance during the grand finale speech of the Party Convention in Wisconsin. The 78-year-old spent only a short time on the Senator in his nearly 95-minute long speech, who will now campaign with him.
"I'm very excited to have a new friend and partner by my side who will fight with me," said Trump. "He'll be an excellent Vice President. The 39-year-old will be with me for a long time. It was an honor to choose him." Trump praised Vance and his wife Usha, a Yale alumna, as intelligent people. "They're smart people." Then Trump moved on to the next topic.
Trump announced at the beginning of the Convention that Vance would be his Vice Presidential candidate. The bestselling author and lawyer was officially nominated on Monday and gave his first speech in his new role on Wednesday evening (local time). Vance introduced himself as a man coming from humble backgrounds and primarily addressed the working class in the so-called Swing States. These are the states that are particularly contested in elections.
Only one mention of China
Trump barely mentioned China and Taiwan in his speech. China was only mentioned once in a national security context by the 78-year-old. "China is surrounding Taiwan now," Trump said, without specifying whether his future administration would come to Taiwan's aid in the event of a Chinese attack.
During his first term, Trump praised the autocratic rule of Chinese President Xi Jinping while also starting a trade war with China. Under Trump, the US increased its arms sales to Taiwan and criticized China for aggression in the region and the suppression in Hong Kong.
Trump incites against migrants
Trump spent much more time in his speech inveighing against migrants and indirectly referring to them as garbage. "They come from all over," said the 78-year-old. "We've become a dumping ground for the rest of the world. They laugh at us. They think we're stupid."
Trump spoke for several minutes about the topic of immigration. He repeated numerous passages from his campaign speeches in similar words. For instance, Trump claimed that mostly criminals come across the southern border and that people come from "mental institutions."
Many people choose the way over Mexico to come to the USA, fleeing poverty, violence, and political crises in their homeland and hoping for a better life in the economically strongest country in the world. Hundreds die annually on the dangerous route to the north, from dehydration and heatstroke, and many others become victims of criminal gangs and sexual violence.
Biden also tightens rules
Immigration has long been a campaign issue for Trump, but his speeches on the topic have grown more radical in recent years. Trump regularly uses hate-filled and dehumanizing language, makes racist statements, and incites against minorities. For example, he called political opponents "vermin" and denigrated immigrants as "not people."
Over the reform of the migration legislation, there has been a long-standing debate in the USA. US-President Joe Biden recently tightened asylum rules for migrants crossing the South border into the USA. The number of illegal border crossings at the Mexican border has significantly decreased in the past months and is currently lower than at Donald Trump's inauguration in January 2021.
Despite Trump's focus on migrants during his speech, he managed to briefly mention J.D. Vance's role in his 2024 campaign, lauding him as a future "excellent Vice President." Unfortunately, an assassination attempt on Donald Trump was not mentioned in the provided text.
